Real policy discussions take hours, not minutes. Unfortunately, most news outlets don’t have time for them and usually resort to reporting each side of an issue as equally valid. So we thought we’d take a moment to look at some of the absurd proposals Michigan Republicans are considering (and wasting taxpayer dollars on in the…
Do you remember the 2012 election? When Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan as his running mate it all but cemented the growing media narrative that 2012 would be a choice between two competing visions for America: “we’re in this thing together” vs. “you’re on your own.” It was all pretty simple. Less government is good,…
Jase Bolger’s tenure as Speaker of the Michigan House has been shaky at best. The man is just not cut out for leadership. He careens from wielding nominal control over his caucus to being embroiled in a scandal that could swallow everything he’s worked for; and he does it all with the grace of a…
Republicans are in bad shape. They’ve lost the popular vote in the last five (of six) Presidential elections. They garnered fewer total votes than Democrats and only managed to hang on to a majority in the House thanks to heavily gerrymandered districts. In short, Republicans are losing. And the reason is pretty simple, the American…
Finally, we’re back. You may not have noticed it, but our national hosting provider had a major meltdown and our website – along with the websites of every organization they hosted – was stuck in something of a twilight zone. Our website was up, but we couldn’t update it and a lot of the links…
Dan Benishek is just the worst kind of person. He’s a hypocrite. After last month’s fiscal cliff negotiations (and after promising end-of-session Hurricane Sandy relief to Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo), House Republicans promptly tabled the matter, choosing to go home instead. The outrage that followed, to put it simply, forced House Republicans…
Last night I went on Fox News to face off against Sean Hannity and former Dick DeVos campaign manager Greg McNeilly to debate so-called “Right to Work” legislation. In case you missed it, you can watch the clip here: When it comes to standing up for Michigan’s middle class, Progress Michigan will never back down…
Tomorrow thousands of middle class workers from across the state will be at the Capitol for a rally to send a message to Lansing politicians – Right to Work is WRONG for Michigan. Join us at the Lansing Center at 333 E. Michigan Ave at 8am to march to the Capitol. RSVP to let us…
Do you hear that? It’s the steady hum of bought-and-paid-for pundits, political operatives, and far-right hacks proclaiming Obama’s re-election didn’t come with a mandate. This would be funny if it weren’t so matter-of-factly hypocritical and wrong. After Bush’s narrow re-election in 2004, the GOP and far-right media claimed the American electorate handed them a mandate,…
Are you asking yourself: what do these ballot proposals even mean? Who are these candidates? Where am I voting? When is the election!?!? Keep calm, don’t panic, we’ve got you covered! We’ve pulled together the races, candidates, and endorsements you care about and put them in one place: the 2012 Michigan Voter Guide. With Citizens…